Auguste Jean François Grenier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Auguste Jean François Grenier

French entomologist

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1814

Place of Birth: Les Andelys, Normandy, France

Date of Death: 13-Jul-1890

Profession: entomologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Auguste Jean François Grenier

  • Auguste Jean François Grenier (22 September 1814, in Andelys – 13 July 1890, in Bagnères) was a French doctor and entomologist.
  • He studied at Rouen, then at Paris where he qualified as a doctor in 1842.
  • He was devoted to entomology only between 1857 and 1859.
  • The war of 1870 put an end to his research. Grenier was especially interested in cavernicolous Coleoptera and made a large collection including the cave insect collections of Charles Nicholas Aubé (1802–1869) and of Jules Linder (1830–1869).
  • His collection is preserved by the Société entomologique de France.
  • He was president of that society in 1865.

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